BEIJING -- Dismissing allegations of Chinese nuclear espionage as a "fallacy," Prime Minister Zhu Rongji said he still intends to visit the U.S. next month -- though he expects critics there to "vent anger" at him.

He also signaled that recent tensions with the U.S. wouldn't drive Beijing inward, saying China was "very hopeful" it can cap 13 years of effort and enter the World Trade Organization.